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Originally Posted by AuthorGreg
Hello Hitch,
On Number 1, I select: "The original ePub file that I uploaded." The other option is "The version that I edited in the Manuscript Editor." So I'm a bit confused, because you say I should not use the "uploaded manuscript." Did you mean to say the "edited manuscript?"
On Number 2, the HD's and the Nook Simple Touch's both blow out the formatting. Again, though, if I select "Publisher Defaults," everything is fine. But I suspect 90% or more of readers don't even know that's an available option, and if they do, they're probably not using it.
The Nook Press "Nook Previewer" is, I believe, just a straight web browser. It is not really a "previewer" at all. It will not show you what the readers will actually see.
What I don't understand is why this book renders PERFECTLY when I sideload the ePub, but gets mangled after it is processed by Nook Press. What motive could they possibly have for altering an ePub that has passed validation?
Ugh!
Thanks,
Greg
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Hi, Greg:
Quite simply, Number 2 is your answer. That's why your book looks like kaka on the devices at the store. That's it. Not a damn thing in the world you (or anyone else) can do about it. B&N's hubris is never-endingly amazing. They override everything, and you're stuck with the results. And, you're right--most users have no idea how to select "use Publisher defaults."
Yes, on your #1 I meant, "Original ePUB file I uploaded," otherwise (overrides!!!), Nook will insert a stylesheet that overrides your stylesheet. Ostensibly, this is for the LITB (Read online), but it's not--I've seen a boatload of other styles in there unrelated to it. We had a client whose books were RUINED--all the links broken, all the footnotes destroyed--because of B&N's overrides, which seems to be some bastardized use of the Calibre CL program, as near as I can tell, because it didn't just use a different stylesheet, it actually changed the filestructure of the ePUB (hence, breaking the footnotes).
So: that's all it is. It's the Publisher's defaults problem, specifically on the HD, too.
Hope that helps. Don't pull your hair out--there's
nothing you can do about it. I usually recommend that our clients consider a line on the copyright page, or whatever, saying "if you're reading this on a Nook, please select "Publisher Defaults" for the best reading experience," or words to that effect.
{sigh}. Barnes & Noble. I am always amazed at their behavior, no matter what it is. No sideloading (for testing) to NookKids' apps; overriding the book uploads at NookPress; the HD overriding the formatting and fonts, no matter WHAT is selected...it's just endless.
Hitch